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#175FDD

#175fdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175fdd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.59% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 81.15% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #175fdd
  2. #dd9517

Split complementary

  1. #175fdd
  2. #dd3217
  3. #c2dd17

Analogous

  1. #17c2dd
  2. #175fdd
  3. #3217dd

Triadic

  1. #175fdd
  2. #dd175f
  3. #5fdd17

Tetradic

  1. #175fdd
  2. #9517dd
  3. #dd9517
  4. #5fdd17

Square

  1. #175fdd
  2. #dd17c2
  3. #dd9517
  4. #17dd32

Monochromatic

  1. #092352
  2. #104198
  3. #175fdd
  4. #538bed
  5. #99baf4

Shades

#175fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fdd
  2. #1556c7
  3. #124cb1
  4. #10439b
  5. #0e3985
  6. #0c306f
  7. #092658
  8. #071d42
  9. #05132c
  10. #020a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fdd
  2. #2e6fe0
  3. #457fe4
  4. #5d8fe7
  5. #749feb
  6. #8bafee
  7. #a2bff1
  8. #b9cff5
  9. #d1dff8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fdd
  2. #2262d4
  3. #2c66ca
  4. #3769c1
  5. #416cb8
  6. #4c70af
  7. #5673a5
  8. #61769c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #767d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5264a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fdd {
  color: #175fdd;
}
Background
.bg-175fdd {
  background-color: #175fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fdd {
  border: 2px solid #175fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fdd, #3217dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.87 #e8a022 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175fdd  rgb(23, 95, 221)  hsl(218, 81%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#dd9517  rgb(221, 149, 23)  hsl(38, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#dd175f  rgb(221, 23, 95)  hsl(338, 81%, 48%)  Ruby
#5fdd17  rgb(95, 221, 23)  hsl(98, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green